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Fruits & Vegetables

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Fruits & vegetables, in Madawaska, are the edible parts of plants that are rich in various nutrients & dietary fibers and pose amazing health benefits if consumed on a regular basis.

Several fruits & vegetables, for their very high antioxidant content, have anti-aging and anti-cancer properties. Fruits and vegetables also help reduce high blood pressure, blood cholesterol & body fat. Risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women gets reduced due to an increased intake of fruits. Higher consumption of fruits, berries and vegetables reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease-related death. Fruits and vegetables are known to protect against chronic disease because of their rich content of many phytochemicals. Health authorities in Madawaska recommend regular consumption of at least one citrus fruit and one cruciferous vegetable to stay healthy.

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Lincoln County Sanitation District in Kentucky Recognized by EPA for Excellen...
Lee Ann Rush
ATLANTA – On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Junction City to Hustonville sewer project in Lincoln County, Kentucky. as one of 30 clean water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. Honored projects include large wastewater infrastructure projects to small decentralized and agriculture projects. “The Clean Water State Revolving Fund plays an integral role in advancing the President’s infrastructure agenda,...

EPA Requires U.S. Forest Service to Close 60+ Cesspools in California’s Natio...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to close 62 campground pit toilets, considered to be large capacity cesspools, at seven national forests across California. USFS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will have until December 2020 to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s ban on large capacity cesspools (LCC). “EPA and the U.S. Forest Service are taking important steps to close these banned cesspools,” said EPA Pacific So...

EPA Finalizes Plan to Remove Contamination Source and Expand Groundwater Trea...
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NEW YORK, NY – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has finalized a plan to address a newly identified contaminant and enhance treatment of contamination at the Combe Fill South Landfill site located in Chester Township in N.J., an inactive municipal landfill covering 65 acres. EPA’s cleanup plan includes expanding and enhancing the existing groundwater treatment system that is currently operating at the site in addition to excavating and removing an area of materials that are a contributing source of con...

EPA Awards Close to $19 Million to Vermont to Support Local Clean Water Projects
Lee Ann Rush
BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the State of Vermont was awarded a total of $18,966,000 in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) grants to finance community-based water infrastructure projects, such as upgrades to municipal sewage plants and public drinking water systems. “Communities across Vermont will enjoy cleaner water and make important infrastructure upgrades thanks to this funding,” said EPA New England Regional Administrator Alexandra Dunn. “These low-cost loans f...

EPA Awards $120,000 to Huron Pines to Help Michigan Communities Address Envir...
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CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Huron Pines, an environmental advocacy organization based in Gaylord, Michigan, will receive $120,000 to address environmental justice (EJ) issues in Michigan communities. EPA provided a total of $1.2 million nationwide for cooperative agreements with 10 organizations. The projects selected this year reflect an emphasis on support for rural communities and watershed protection. “Many rural and disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted by environmental healt...